Palettes / Colors / #BF314D

#BF314D — Red

#BF314D is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the red family.

#BF314D is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #31BFA2; it also sits naturally between #BF3194 and #BF5C31. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 19% · Blue 30%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 60% · Key 25%

Previews

CSS code for #BF314D

.text { color: #BF314D; }
.background { background-color: #BF314D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF314D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 49, 77); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 59%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF314D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 49, 77, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF314D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 49, 77, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF314D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF314D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF314D

Tints of #BF314D

Tones of #BF314D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #31BFA2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF314D: #FFFFFF.

How #BF314D looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #BF314D or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF314C  ·  #BF314E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF314D?

#BF314D is Red, a red color (RGB 191, 49, 77). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF314D?

#BF314D is RGB 191, 49, 77 — HSL 348°, 59%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 60%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF314D?

Its complement is #31BFA2; analogous partners are #BF3194 and #BF5C31. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF314D for text?

White text on #BF314D has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.76:1.